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I this moment of intensified violence in Israel/Palestine, it is more important than ever to understand the occupation, dispossession, and apartheid that has been the status quo for decades and is at the root of the current violence.

Resources on the Current Crisis in Palestine and Israel

In this moment of intensified violence in Palestine and Israel, it is more important than ever to understand the occupation, dispossession, and state violence that has been the status quo for decades and is at the root of the current violence. We want safety and dignity for all the peoples of Palestine and Israel, and so we mourn each and every life that has been lost.

What is happening today must be understood as an uprising which is the inevitable result of decades of occupation, dispossession and state violence.

This is an uprising that did not come out of nowhere. Violence against Palestinians by the Israeli Defense Forces, Israeli police and Jewish settlers is constant.

Over the last year or so, Israel has accelerated the pace of demolishing Palestinian homes; allowed increasing numbers of Jewish settlers to take over homes in Palestinian neighborhoods, and cracked down with increasingly violent policing practices and arrests without due process in Palestinian neighborhoods.

The status quo is unsustainable, and is now reaching its breaking point.

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Media Coverage

The New York Times has repeatedly failed to live up to its reputation for balance with its coverage of the recent uprising in Palestine and Israel. With some notable exceptions, the Times has frequently dehumanized Palestinians, and ignored the root causes of the current conditions. Sign our petition to the New York Times.

Jewish Voice for Peace Statements

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Researching the American Israeli Alliance and Jewish Voice for Peace’s report reveals the extent of massive training programs between U.S. law enforcement and Israeli police, military, and the Shin Bet.

Days ago, Booking.com bowed to pro-Israel activists and started describing all of Jerusalem as a “city in Israel” – literally erasing Palestinian East Jerusalem. Let’s get Booking.com to tell the truth: East Jerusalem is occupied territory.

No one should be killed for taking part in a peaceful protest. It’s up to us to call on progressive Senators to investigate Israel’s massacre in Gaza that killed over 100 Palestinians wounded 12,000 others.

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Jewish Voice for Peace is a national, grassroots organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for a just and lasting peace according to principles of human rights, equality, and international law for all the people of Israel and Palestine. JVP has over 200,000 online supporters, over 70 chapters, a youth wing, a Rabbinic Council, an Artist Council, an Academic Advisory Council, and an Advisory Board made up of leading U.S. intellectuals and artists.